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PROFESSIONAL CiKDS JV1 . c- FINDLEY, M..D. Practice limited to EYE EAR, NOSE and THROAT. Glasses fitted and furnished. Ofllce hours V to 12; 2 to fi; and on ap polctmuut. Telephones 261 and 77. Ubamts Pass. Obioos S. LOUGHRIDGE, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND BURGEON Ret. Phone 714 City or country calls attended night Umoe Phone U. Grants Pass . Obeoom DR. C. 'A. CAMPBELL OSTEOPATHIC PHYHlCIAN Graduate American School of Oateopathy, luraavuie, mo. CbroniDltwaea and I)lntaaM o( Women and Children a specialty . CONSULTATION FKEE Rooms 1. 2. S, Kirnt National Bank Hldg, Phones: OIIIcs.771, Rea. 71)3 Obabts Pais Oaiooa IJ, D. NORTON, ATTORNEYAT-LAW, Practice In all State and Federal Courts, Office la Opora Ilouae Building. Ghauts Pass. ... Obeoom A. C. HOUGH, ATTO RN E Y-AT-LA W, Practice In all Htateand Federal Courts onioe over Hair Kiddle Hardware Co, Gbamts Pass, - Obioom QLIVER S. BROWN, , LAWYER. Office over Dixous Store Chants Pass, Oregon 0. S. BLANCHARD, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Practice in all State and Federal courts. Banking and Trust Company's Building. Gbamts Pass, , Obioom, II. B. HENDRICKS C0UN8ELL0R8-AT-LAW Olrll and criminal natters attndd to in all tat oonrU. Real estate and Inauranoe, Offlo. 6th street, opposlU Postoffloe. ILLIAM P WRIGHT, 0. 8. DEPUTY PURVEYOR MININO ENGINEER AND DRAUGHTSMAN 6lh fit., north of Josephine Hotel. GbabtsPash, . ' . Obioom, The Popular Bsrbsr Shop Get your tonsorlal work done at IRA TOMPKIN On Sixth Street Three chairs Bath Room In connection N. E. McGKEW, PIONEER TRUCK and DELIVERY Furniture and llano Blaring GRANTS PASS, OREGON E. A. WADE Dry Goods, Underwear, Notions, Etc. Front Street west of Palace hotel GRANTS PASS, OREGON. Sing er Sewine Machine Co. Machines Sold on EASY TERMS 17 F street Grants rasa. Ore )P GR.RANTS PASS j Commercial Clnb 4 Will furnish information of Josephine county free of j charge. Correspondence so- b 4 licited. k L. B. lUu President & H. L. Anohkws.... Secretary Richard the Brazen. By CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY. Author of "F6r the Freedom of Mm Sea," "The Southerners," Etc. A a d EDWARD PEPLE. Author of "A Broken Rosary," "The Prince Cha," Etc CapvrMM, Uot, by llnfat. Yard d Company. Coutinued from last weik, Miss Renwyck's plan was based npon wisdom and sound common sense, yet to the frightened Miss I mo gene It was the worst possible thing to do. She felt certain that If caught the man would put his threat Into exe cution and expose the copies of her letters to the eager gaze of society. To prevent such a happening she would gladly pay Ave times the sum demand ed. Therefore she decided hysterical ly that Harriet's plan waa out of the question, "Ob, Harriet, dear," she walled, "yon don't know bow silly my letters were, and I'd go through anything to get them back again. Why, the pet names I called tbat creature good gracious, Harriet they were positively mushy!" What did you call hlmT asked Miss Renwyck. humorously Interested In this phase of the romance. " 'Roddy-poddyklns' was one," con' fessed the debutante, with a vivid blUBh. 'Then there were a whole lot more like that and worse really, dar ling, I'd rather not tell tbem even to you. I should die of shame If Mr. Van der Awe or Lord Croyland or any one knew." Miss Renwyck smiled, while the In discreet Juliet went on tying her hand kerchief Into hard, wet knots. "I've just got to see biin, Harriet I know I shall be Just scared to death; but. no matter what yon say, I'll not allow you to tell a single solitary soul, and If I'm found dead on the library floor In the morning nobody will care anyway so there I" The sufferer's state now became so alarming that her friend waa forced to suggest another plan. It waa against ber better Judgment, but something had to be done at once, for otherwise Miss Imogen would never be In a condition to act the part of the bird In the play tbat evening. Imogen," ah aald sternly, "stop crying this Instant and listen to me. I believe yon will do a very wrong thing In seeing Mr. Fltageorg In the middle of the night, but of course I have no right to interfere against your wishes. I am older than yon, and I tell you candidly 1 don't Ilk It How much money bav yon with you?" Fifty dollars, and I'll give him Jew elry enough to mak up th balance." "That won't be necessary. IH lend yon whatever you need, and If you still Insist upon seeing th man I will go down with you." In an Instant more two very shaky little arms wer twined about Miss Renwyck's neck and a sobby role waa pouring delirious thanka Into ber are. When th fear of creeping down a Sight of dark stairs aloue was eased by the thought of companionship the sentimental young lady began to view the affntr in an entirely different light it would be an adventure wblch ap pealed to her strongly, Ther would I be no earthly danger, she argued, aa each could be a protection to the other. wulle ir the worst came to the worst tlielr acreama would quickly summon Id. Tbe mor Miss Imogene thought of It i the more excited ahe became, declaring ' Anally that ahe wogld gladly pay $100 which somebody else had earned for her. by the way-Just for the fun of the thing. She felt now that she had exaggerated the possibility of danger, aa the wretched. disgraceful man was fter mouey only and would go away Instantly he hail received it. "Ion see," she explained, "he shows his Intentions are not bad by his very letter, ir he hud asked me to meet him outside In the dilrk somewhere I houldu't hsv dared, but coming here Into the library, where we can call for xMxwncv, snows mat tic means no nnu. 'Nut suppose ho shniilii not come loneT suggested Miss Harrier "Hut he will." the other continued. Besides, you and I will stand In the door, on the opposite sido of th room. ml the moment we see two men In- tead of one, why. theu, dear, we'll Just liegln to scream 'Kirel'or something like thut, and then we can say wu card a noise and came dovn. Oh. iiurriei, precious, uo co ami find a piece of white string!" Miss llenwyck was not convluced. one uui not hick courage ror a woman, uor had she any actual fear of this man, who was clearly an ordinary pet ty blackmailer w ho tried to make prollt out of an Innocent schoolgirl's foolish correspondence. She could not Imagine any othcrinottve for his coming. Inns much as the library window would U opened by an Inmate of the house and closed and locked again Immediately after his departure. Yes. clearly It was blackmail, and if Imogen bad ber let ters returned Intact perhaps It was the easiest solutiou after nil. "What sort of H looking person Is this Mr. -er Uoddy-pHldykihs?" she asked, w lih a smile. "Mow. ulcus do not call blui that," ROGUE RIVER COURIER GRANTS PASS, OREGON, APRIL 24, begged Miss Imogene. "It makes me Pffi "atop crying thit intUmt and listen to me" feel like such a silly. Side face be Is very handsome, you know, but full face well, there Is something the mat ter with one of his eyes." "How do you mean?" "Oh, I don't know!" she answered doubtfully. "He Is looking at you all the time, you understand, but bis eye seems to be pointing somewhere else. I think tbey call It a cast." "Oh," said Miss Renwyck, "Uncle Michael told me never to trust a per son with with a cast In bis eye!" "Did beT' asked the debutante. "I wonder why. Oh, well, I'll never trust one never again. Now, come on, precious, and let's tie the string on the gatepost I" CHAPTER XVI. u PON this eventful Friday, wblch might Justly be termed "black" by the various persons con nected with this narrative. two more gentlemen mentioned herein had occasion to one the telegraph lines vigorously. The first waa the Hon. Mr. Frank Kin wait, member of the upper house of th Texaa legislature and chairman of the Stat Improvement commute thereof. Contrary to Mr. Renwyck's positive statement, the distinguished legislator had not gone back to Aus tin. Instead he had quietly stopped over In Washington, held close com munication with several mighty offi cials, then wired frantically to hia moat trusted lieutenant th vie chair man of the state Improvement commit- te at Austin. In a cipher code. The communications wer imperative or ders concerning the passage of a cer tain deep water harbor bill. Tbe Hon. Mr. Klnwalt while In New York had held several conferences of a dellcst nature. Including thst lunch eon at Sherry's and other meals of a similar character elsewhere, and now deemed It expedient to be far away from tbe capital of Texas during th passag of tbe said harbor bill; there fore be gave th mstter absent treat ment so to speak, though his meek as sociates on the committee carried out their lender's Instructions to the let ter. Tbey had enjoyed no dinners In New York, but they were confident In a certoln hope of at least partaking of ,D dessert vicariously through Mr. Kluwalt. The other person Interested In teleg raphy was the heavy hearted Mr. Bill : w mining, himself en route for New ! York. Half a day before he reached Buffalo he received a disnatch from his son Richard, and for a quarter of n hour he whs radiantly happy; theu uo received n second one couched lu the same words, and It puxzled him especially In the earnest warning to return to Texas at once and watch hi harlior scheme. At Buffalo he received a sheaf of yellow envelopes which re- semmeu n line poker ha ml. lu thnt there were four of them-all of the same kind. In highly ornate language the cattle king expressed his Mlef thnt a trick was being played on him by his ene mies, so he left the train and sought the nearest telegraph olllce. Ills friend. air. i.ogcr. iiiui railed t; state the name or the hospital In which the son biy dying, and Mr Bill Williams had not seen In the Suu Antonio papers me uispnicn snout his son, so the rather wired nil the hospitals In Xe ions ror information and lost three nonrs lime in walling for answers. He received a timnher of replies from various Institutions, eight of which dis claimed all knowledge of the patient, while the ninth advised htm t:.at Mr. iwcunro M imams or San Autonio. ' was truly contined In St. Luke's hospital and that his condition whs not so favorable, owing to an Increase of fever. Bill Williams was convinced some crarty trick was U'lng hatched, but he hoped luter ou to settle with the hen. Meanwhile, whatever hap pened, he must go to his Ivy. lie sent one more telegram and theu hastened on to New York by the next train. This telegram, addressed to Mr. Richard Williams, was received at St. Luke's hospital, and a prettv, fresh checked nurse took It to Lord Crov laud's room. "A telegram. Mr. Williams. Shall I ok'ti it for jou V "I'leuse." said the carl, w 1th the llst lcsn Indifference of a very sick man.i "I dare say It la some beastly bus! ness matter. Read It" The girl complied, reading as fol lows: Buffalo, N. T. Mr. Richard Williams, St Luke's Hospital. New York: Cheer up. Dickie. Will be with you to morrow momina. DAD. Lord Croyland stared ,at the uni formed young lady while' he fumbled fruitlessly for bis monocle among the folds of bis nightshirt. "Rot!" he observed In languid dis gust "Haven't got a dad, you know. Borne silly ass is trying to come a cropper." Tbe nobleman then turned on his pil low and closed his eyes, while tbe fair attendant looked thoughtful, took the patient's temperature and made a memorandum to the effect that his mind bad begun to wander. Meanwhile matters at Irvlngton were dragging along unsatisfactorily. Tbe j last rehearsal of tbe play bad resulted : In a spirited quarrel between Miss Imogene and ber dismal fiance. Mr. j van aer a we was a cuauipiou ui real ism, even on tbe stage. He considered It the height of absurdity for a pas sionate lover to Imprint kisses upon his adored one's theatrical wig near thft refrlnn of her left ear. cue, gooa gracious me, sioruieu the indignant bird, with a dangerous snap in ber big blue eyes, "don't you have enough realism when we are alone? If yon think I'm going to let you kiss me before all those people you are very much mistaken. Now, one more word and we'll leave out that part altogether, sir! No, don't speak to me! Don't come near me! I think you are perfectly hateful and ridicu lous. How I was ever weakmlnded enough to engage myself to you at all Is more than I can understand. So don't tempt me!" ' The argument bad become somewhat one sided, so tbe dismal one retreated from the field of action, crestfallen, but unconvinced on matters pertaining to realism. He was a practical young man, however, and decided to kiss the wig In the region of Its wearer's left ear for the present Later ah! Richard had made several desperate attempts at a tete-a-tete with Miss Harriet but found ber nervous, dis trait and unsympathetic to his ad vances. She acted as though some shadow of Impending trouble lay upon ber mind, so the Texan gave up In de spair, took a short lesson In British eti quette from the much subdued Bills and then went for a solitary horseback ride. His deception could not be kept np much longer, for troubles were-gathering above him like Longfellow's soar ing vultures, and be fancied he knew on sick and wounded bison that would shortly be pecked to pieces, hoof and bid. And yet no matter what hap pened, he would brawn It out to the bitter end. If be could only win the girl before the Inevitable crash, then nothing els would matter nothing! Shortly after dinner the final prepa rations were mad for th evening's entertainment A tiny stag had been constructed at one end of tbe double drawing room and was provided with handsome plush curtains designed to slide upon a wire when they worked properly, which was Infrequent which when opened revealed a dainty Interior scene. The drawing room was arrang ed with chairs to accommodate th guests, who began to arrive shortly after dinner, and Rest more soon be came a sparkle of lights and laughter. A gong announced the opening of the theater doors, and the a udlenc crowd ed In. took their seats and waited with a flutter of excitement. Mrs. Renwyck had agreed to speak the prologue, but at the last moment her courage forsook ber, and she vow ed she would sink through the floor If rorced to fnce her guests. Arguments and encouragements were alike In vain, so Richard was prevailed upon to taae ner place, which he did. scram bling through somehow, assisted by a British drawl and bis ever faithful monocle. To Judge by a flattering ohorus of feminine approval, be made the bit of the evening, though in de scribing his stage fright afterward he used a most un-English simile. "Ton my word." he confessed, "I felt as If I had swallowed a live Jack rabbit that was trying to bolt eleven ways at once. Fancy!" The play went off without a hitch, except for one trifling Incident whlcn came near selling It altogether. The dismal Mr. Van der Awe. true to bis principles on reulism, forgot about the w lg and committed the Indiscretion of kissing the bird pi- ;, ., her tempt Hps. whereupon the nulled In- genue gave htm a -nost realistic box on the ears, forgot h,.r es and stan di In on nn lnpromp"i but spontaneous .lenunclallon. This. a measure Uia .e Miss KenwycVs siilmeonent part f" Hat. but no m ,he autlence ecmed to know the difference, while 'oth the man and bird agreed nfter- unru mat it Improved the pi ly If Miss Itenwyek failed to be Impress le In the great denunciation scene (he same could uot be said of her per oua! atmenrnuee. She wes dressed In an evening gown of soft, dull black which brought out the snowy white ness of her throat and arms, lu hei thick dark tresses a great tiara glow ed and .sparkled, rivaling. It seemed the riviere of splendid gems ubout bei !ii-k. while at ber breast blazed mammoth brooch. Fashioned lu th orm or an eagle with .ottr..t..i,...i i' li'gx. a shimmering blaze of light, the V" 8ten -vou ln black before, and" i:o::,l binl mmI as an em Mem of If! W b8ul"J-'" ne smiled. "I shall c.Mintr.Vs wealth jind .larit'g. perched i SU besln to thluk J Ilk aU the ti the Uisom of a Khue-s of the free j '. fl,lttprer-Just a flatterer" To Richard, lu his present stale nt! " N' D0', ne Protested warmly; "It Is Hy l Harriet seemed the most rn. j B)ore tba that believe me. I want to 1 i.i'iM.v ,.,.n,vt cte-ture vet produced I carl7 awaT with me forever the mem i; wrld i .'u-.iu. As she bowed I 17 of rou on l'ked tonight I 1908. - an ANCHOR Your Investments In the cheapest, safost, Jackson County, at Woodville, on Evans Creek, th "EMEKALU VALLEY. 44fl y&eT !" solid tractl aPP,e V"- Pach andchtm ' u AUts land, J60 per acre. - ; x 135 acres in town $75 per acre. ' ' 40 acres. 1 vineyard location aud irf $15 per acre. j Rogue River frontage $20 per acrer (T -m SEE ME RIGHT NOW frfi Ben A. I vSafe and la the Man with a good Bank Account By systematically depositing his earnings each week, he has Something lor a rainy day and is prepared for any emergency that may arise. Are you one of the fortunates? We invite you to. open an account with us. Be it small or great, you will always receive courteous treatment Intereat on time deposits If you have some surplus cash why not have it earning you some interest? We pay interest on time deposits. Safety Deposit Soxes for Rent in which you can store your valuable papers and treasures. You may have need for just such an accom modation. Let us serve yon, G. P. Banking & Trust Co. CLEMENS SELLS- BOOKS and DRUGS ORANGE FRONT GRANTS PASS, ORE. behind th footlights for th second time' to an enthusiastic encore a large bouquet f American Beauties was tossed upon the stage, and Miss Hnr. rlet blushed as she stooped for this most apposite tribute to her own charms. When safely behind the cur tains she glanced at a card attached, which bore two words, "An Ameri can." This, signature was vague, yet somehow Miss Renwyck picked the donor out from myriads of gentlemen who might better have claimed the title, and again she blushed as she burled her face among the fragrant buds. "How splendid of him!" she whis pered to her roses. "If only he had been my cowboy perhaps-perhaps"- But the rest was a secret which the roses never told. Oue by one the guests departed, but not till tbe last of them waa driven away on the gravel road did Richard find an opportunity for a word alone with his. ladylove. He was seated in a darkened nook on the front verauda. sheltered from the light by thick wis taria vines. He had lighted a clgnr and was dreaming, as h smoked, of bow beautiful she was, when suddenly he caught the swishing sound of skirts, and ahe took a wicker rocker by bis side. "Lord Croyland," she murmured softly. "I knew It was you by the smell of your clgnr." ' iticnnru was not a connoisseur as re gards tobacco, and be wondered Idly If the real Lord Croyhind's favorite I'rnno. was up to the standard of this doubtful compliment. Miss Harriet continued: "I'm glnd I found you alone, for I want to thank you for these." She held ber sheaf of roses toward him It was dear of you to send them, and it pleased me more than I can say" "Nousense," he laughed. "No flower that ever grew is worthy of you. Thnt sounds foolish, I suppose, for many people must have said the same be fore, but I mean it simply, honestly " "Thauk you." she sold softly, and both for a time were silent 'Miss Harriet" he ventured present "you are beautiful toniirM" rr ly, checked ber pleased laugh and conUn- "vu earnestly, "i don't mean that vou "' oeaiitlful alwavs. hnt I most desirable frnit soils it f 1 Lit til ta tt '-a Lowell I y i If I vrarlr WOODVILLE, ORE. 1 His 'tier I answ -J "Ni ;f tb (ten b fshall 1 ahonl fAnd fm j ;nd I Wl Secure ;thf i -y jn&ai that ' "N 'teles "N 'whei TJ -I wei chac I love do I tcllm door bene to b I I 1 fas Vet ROUND-TRIP j RATES ASH WILL BE MADE THIS SKASOM ST TBI SOTJTHEE5 fAOIPIO j (LINES IN OREGON) j From Grants Tass, Ore! 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